梳头 (shū tóu) — to comb one's hair

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to comb one's hair' — 梳 and 头 often split, e.g. 梳了五分钟头. Refers specifically to grooming hair, not styling it.

verb
to comb one's hair

Examples

  • 梳头
    Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu yào shū tóu.
    She has to comb her hair every morning.
  • Tā shū le wǔ fēn zhōng tóu.
    She combed her hair for five minutes.
  • Wǒ shū guò sān cì tóu.
    I've combed my hair three times.

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